Equipment holder for use in hairdressing



April 13, 1954 w, BARNETT 2,674,739

EQUIPMENT HOLDER FOR USE IN HAIRDRESSING Filed July 1, 1952 F INVENTOR.I 4 B MI LL|CENT W.BARNETT .ATTORN Y Patented Apr. 13, 1954 EQUIPMENTHOLDER FOR USE IN HAIRDRESSING Millicent W. Barnett, Atlanta, Ga.

Application July 1, 1952, Serial No. 296,639

4 Claims.

This invention relates to an equipment holder and more particularly to aholder of the sort adapted to be worn as an outer protective garment.

A holder of this type is generally applicable in situations where aperson is undergoing some form of treatment on that area of the bodyfrom the base of the neck and upward. One such situation is in beautytreatment, particularly hairdressing, where a person usually sits in ascomfortable circumstances as possible while a beauty operator performs aseries of operations to change the appearance and improve the conditionof the hair. Since the beauty operator works with a plurality ofimplements, such as comb, brush, pins, and clips, as well as applyingdifferent chemical solutions from time to time, it is extremelydesirable to locate everything being used as close as possible to thework area and to keep things in as orderly fashion as possible. This, ofcourse, eliminates much of the lost motion and confusion, speeds up theoperation and thereby subjects the customer to less discomfort as wellas increasing the productive time of the operator.

Inasmuch as the beauty operator usually works on all sides of thecustomers head, it is desirable at any location to have the clips andpins within immediate reach of the operators hands. With an arrangementsuch as presented in this invention, the equipment is always withinconvenient reach.

A particular object of the invention is to pro vide an equipment holderwhich may be worn by a person undergoing treatment to provide aprotective shield for his wearing apparel and to provide a convenient,comfortable holder for the implements and apparatus used in thetreatment.

A further feature resides in the construction and arrangement whichprovides a holder that is lightweight and is easily placed on orremoved.

An additional object resides in the simplicity of construction whichassures that the holder can be manufactured in an inexpensive manner.

Briefly described, the equipment holder comprises an open collar portionhaving closure means thereon, a first flap adapted to lie across theback of a person and having retaining means thereon, and a second flapadapted to lie across the front and having retaining means thereon.

Other and further objects and advantages of my invention will beapparent from the following description taken in conjunction with theaccompanying drawings in which:

Fig. 1 is a plan view of a preferred embodiment of the inventionpositioned fiat for illustration.

Fig. 2 is a diagrammatic front View of the embodiment of Fig. l inposition on an individual partly shown in dotted lines.

Fig. 3 is a rear View of the arrangement of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4. is a plan view of a modified form of my invention positionedfiat for illustration.

Referring to the embodiment shown in Fig. l, the holder is in the formof a flexible, cape-like garment which may be readily fabricated fromplastic, cloth, or similar material and it com prises a collar portionIt with an inside opening I2 contoured to fit around the neck of anindividual. The opening I2 is selectively closed by means of a tiestring I4.

Collar portion It extends at the back to form a single flap It which isformed with tapered sides that fit more readily on the shoulder blades.Flap 16 has a pocket or retainer l8 sewed or otherwise fixed theretowhich pocket I8 is located high enough on the flap is and is shallowenough to permit ready access. Radiating at an angle from the oppositesides of the front of collar portion it is a pair of smaller taperedflaps 20, 22 which are joined to the rear flap I6 through curved webs2t, 28 formed as a part of the collar portion l8. Flaps 2t, 22 havepockets or r tainers 28, 30, respectively, heat sealed, sewed, glued, orotherwise fixed thereon which, like the pocket I8, are high and shallowenough to provide easy access. All the pockets !8, 28, 35! arepreferably arcuate to some extent so that they have a tendency to bulgeopen thereby providing easier entrance.

In a preferred form of manufacturing, the collar portion 53, tie stringl4, and flaps i6, 22, 22 are all cut on a flat surface from a patternand from one fiat piece of material. Further, if desired, the pocket I!)can be cut as an integral extension of flap E6 and then folded back inplace so that the edges may be sealed and in like manner the pockets 28,as may be formed as extensions of their respective flaps 2t, 22. Withthis arrangement, it is possible to form all the parts with only onecutting operation on a flat sheet of material.

When in position for use as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, the small flaps 20,22 rest on respective sides of the individual 32 with each beingsupported in a slightly inclined manner on the opposite sides of thecollar bone. This places the pockets 28, 30 in immediate reach of anoperator working about the head and face. Articles, such as comb 33 or abottled solution, or items like pins and clips, are always withinconvenient reach. In like manner, in Fig. 3, the large flap l6 rests inthe middle of the back 4|] extending from the base of the neck so thatas the operator shifts from side to the rear the equipment 38 in pocket18 is within convenient reach. Once an operator has positioned theholder on a person with the various articles in their proper place, hemay proceed without interruption. This completely eliminates thebothersome practice in some beauty solons of having the customer, who isundergoing the treatment, hold the pins and clips out to the operatorduring the course of dressing the hair.

In the modification of Fig. 4, a collar 42 extends to form a back flap44 and an opposed similar front flap 46. The .modified device issymmetrical in form and the unitary front flap 46 replaces the twoangularly disposed flaps 2G, 22 of the other form. The left side of thecollar 42 is divided at 48 and may be selectively closed by means of apair of conventional snap fasteners 59. Back flap 44 is provided with adivided pocket 52 and front flap 45 provided with a divided pocket 54.Both the pockets 52, 54 are preferably arcuate to some extent andshallow for easier access. Other pockets may be added if desired andvariations made according to the anticipated needs of the particular jobbeing done.

When worn in place, the modification of Fig. fits around the neck insimilar fashion to the other embodiment except that the unitary frontflap 46 lies about the center of the chest rather than angularlydisposed as in the case of the two flaps 20, 22 of the first embodiment.The divided pockets 52, 54 are easily reached from either side, theback, or the front.

Although I have shown and described preferred embodiments of myinvention this was by way of illustration only and varioussubstitutions, eliminations, modifications and other changes may be madewithin the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In an equipment holder, a collar portion having an opening formed onthe front thereof, closure means for said opening, a first flapextending from. said collar portion substantially opposed to saidopening, first pocket means on said first flap, second and third flapextending from the front of said collar portion and being positionedangularly about said opening, second and third pocket means on saidsecond and third flaps, whereby said holder may be worn as a garmentwith said pockets located adjacent to the neck.

2. In an equipment holder worn by a person, a collar portion having anopening formed therein and being adapted to fit around the neck of theperson, closure means for said opening, a part of said collar portionextending to form a short tapered back portion with converging sideedges terminating in a straight bottom edge, a first pocket on said backportion adjacent the rear edge of said neck opening, the opposed sidesof said collar portion being thin webs forming joining strips extendingto the back and front, each of said side webs becoming enlarged past thefront of the neck opening to include opposed front side surfaces lyingin opposed relationship about the collar opening, each of said frontside surfaces having a pocket thereon adapted to support articles in thevicinity of the collar opening, said front pockets being located on eachof said front surfaces with access thereto adjacent a respectilve sideof the front of the collar portion.

3. In an equipment holder worn by a person, a collar portion having anopening formed therein and being adapted to fit around the neck of theperson, closure means for said opening, said collar portion having thinside web portions of such reduced width as to form thin joining stripsadapted to lie across the shoulders of the person, the side web portionsextending in the rear to join and form a short tapered back portionwhich tapers from an enlarged width adjacent the collar portion to asubstantially reduced width a short distance therefrom, a pocket on saidrear portion located so as to have the access thereto adjacent to thecollar portion, each of the side web portions extending at the front toform individual opposed front flaps radiating from opposite sides of thefront of the neck opening, and a pocket on each of said front portionsbeing positioned in such a manner as to have the access thereto adjacentto the collar portion.

l. In an equipment holder worn by a person, a collar portion having anopening therein with an entrance thereto and being adapted to receivethe neck of a person through said entrance and into said opening,closure means for said opening, said collar portion having thin side webportions of reduced width forming thin joining strips on opposite sidesof the collar, the side web portions extending in the rear to joinadjacent the collar portion and form a tapered back portion ofrelatively short length and of considerably reduced width at the bottomthereof, a pocket on said rear portion located so as to have the accessthereto adjacent to the collar portion, the side web portions eachbecoming enlarged at the front and extending to form individual opposedfront flaps separated from each other by the entrance to the collarportion with each terminating at a relatively short distance in aconsiderably reduced bottom portion, and a pocket being located in sucha manner on each of said front flaps so as to have their access adjacentto the collar portion.

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